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Expectations and duties of editorial staff positions

In addition to duties listed, each applicant must have a professional attitude, work well under pressure and work well with others. Must be dedicated to The Daily Mississippian’s daily operation. Knowledge of grammar and AP style is required for each editor. The duties of each position may be be changed, added to, shortened and/or arranged as the year progresses.

Download an application here and submit it via email to dmmanaging@gmail.com

Positions Available

News Editor:

The news editor must be present for the daily budget meeting and schedule his or her classes for budget Sunday through Thursday.

Responsible for having three to four stories a day covering campus and city events

Write at least one news article a week

At least one editor must stay in the newsroom until the news pages are designed and proof pages before he or she leaves

Manage and guide a staff of news writers, mentoring them in a positive manner

At least one editor must be on call to edit stories when weekend events warrant on-deadline coverage

Edit news copy for content, AP style, grammar, structure, etc.

Recruit additional news writers throughout the course of each semester

Conduct weekly meetings with reporters in which articles are critiqued and stories are assigned, update weekly newsroom budget

Editor must communicate effectively with other editors both within and outside of his or her section

Check and keep the news Twitter account fresh with information about upcoming events, live story updates, responses to readers, etc.

Must consider which stories warrant front-page art and communicate with designers and photographers when stories require graphics

Train assistant news editor in managing the section and the news desk’s specific system

Assistant News Editor:

The assistant news editor must be present for the daily budget meeting and schedule his or her classes for budget three days a week (Sunday-Thursday).

Work with the news editor to compile three to four stories a day covering campus and city events

Write at least two news articles a week

Attend budget, edit stories and stay until pages are designed at least three days a week

Manage the weekly news budget and communicate with staff of writers to find story ideas and assign stories

Be prepared to cover breaking news events on days working in the newsroom

Submit requests for photos and graphics through the newsroom’s system each day, communicate with photo staff to coordinate coverage

Edit news copy for content, AP style, grammar, structure, etc.

Recruit additional news writers throughout the course of each semester

Help organize weekly meetings with reporters in which articles are critiqued and stories are assigned

Note which writers are most fit to cover certain events, which writers are strongest when writing on deadline, other trends among writing staff, etc.

Be prepared to step into the daily role of news editor if current news editor is absent

Sports Editor:

The sports editor must be present for the daily budget meeting and schedule his or her classes for budget Sunday through Thursday.

Responsible for having three stories a day, updating weekly newsroom budget

Write at least one article a week

Edit copy for content, AP style, grammar, structure, etc.

Maintain and schedule writers to cover the various Ole Miss sporting events, press conferences and other sports media opportunities

At least one editor must stay in the newsroom until the sports pages are designed and proof pages before he or she leaves

At least one editor must be on call to edit stories when weekend games or other events warrant on-deadline coverage

Copy chief does not leave the newsroom until all articles have been edited and placed and all printed pages have been proofed

Manage, schedule and mentor a team of copy editors, holding meetings when required

Communicate effectively with other editors about story content and recurring trends

Copy chief will create a list of commonly missed errors caught by the editor-in-chief, the managing editor and The Daily Mississippian faculty adviser each week to return to copy editors to improve the overall quality of the newspaper

Will hold weekly meetings with section editors to review egregious or repeated errors from the week before and relay questions from the copy staff

Communicate with online staff to edit necessary social media content and the newsletter

Identify strong copy staff members to assist with special editions or step in when absent

Copy staff:

Copy editors must work from 3:30 to 7 p.m. for two days a week editing articles, columns and other material for The DM

Copy editors must have extensive knowledge of AP style and grammar

Must suggest changes to copy that would improve clarity, structure or overall quality

Must keep weekly notes on recurring errors in stories and other trends within sections that need improvement

Alert copy chief when a story presents an error worth immediate attention

Must have minimal knowledge of WordPress and Google Drive applications

Assist in editing online content on days working in the newsroom

Photography Editor:

Photography editor must be present for the daily budget meeting and schedule his or her classes for budget Sunday through Thursday.

Responsible for providing art for all articles each day of publication and videos for online

Capture at least one feature photo or video each week with an accompanying deep cut

Write or provide staff photographers’ info and captions for all photos taken for The DM

Photography editor stays in the newsroom until all photos, captions and illustrations for each day’s publication are proofed

Hire and manage a team of photographers and videographers, mentor them positively

Hold weekly meetings where assignments are given and photos are reviewed/critiqued

Photo staff must compile at least two photo galleries for online publication each week

At least one wrap-up of the week on campus and one event coverage gallery